They only requested a screen for scripted drugs, huh? Hmmmm... It may well be that he's addicted to tramadol or something, but the way he looked in that test in the vid makes me think something harder, like Marijuanar or ICE. I wonder how much he shoots a day? Maybe five, seven lines? Maybe he needs to take couple of months off to sober up at this time in order to keep his job. Hehe - I could care less!

If I was in that nick at work, my boss would prolly beat my ass. Hard.

charlesmartel11235:there's got to be something out there that's better for severe chronic pain than opiates

Accupuncture? Homeopathy?

Opiates are pretty good for controlling long term chronic pain,but I can understand why many occupations would not allow people to work under the influence of them. I've worked many places that would give you time off if you needed to take opiates for pain, but they wouldn't let you work on them because you were a danger to yourself and others when under the influence.

Infernalist:From the article, it seems as if he was sleeping during his unpaid lunch hour, set an alarm and had recently switched from nights to days. And he admits to being on pain pills due to an accident.

I'm not sure I see what the big deal is.

I think if we really looked into this we would find he recently testified against another officer in a police brutality case or corruption case. Or he slept with the Captain's mistress or something.

Infernalist:From the article, it seems as if he was sleeping during his unpaid lunch hour, set an alarm and had recently switched from nights to days. And he admits to being on pain pills due to an accident.

I'm not sure I see what the big deal is.

And your experience is that cops always tell the 100% truth regarding their narcotic taking habits, because the cops are big softies at heart that like to hear sob stories, and there's no career to be defended by them in any way whatsoever?

BigLuca:think if we really looked into this we would find he recently testified against another officer in a police brutality case or corruption case. Or he slept with the Captain's mistress or something.

yeah, his coffee musta been more downer than upper, and those big blue sprinkles on his donuts? valium.

uttertosh:Infernalist: From the article, it seems as if he was sleeping during his unpaid lunch hour, set an alarm and had recently switched from nights to days. And he admits to being on pain pills due to an accident.

I'm not sure I see what the big deal is.

And your experience is that cops always tell the 100% truth regarding their narcotic taking habits, because the cops are big softies at heart that like to hear sob stories, and there's no career to be defended by them in any way whatsoever?

Infernalist:From the article, it seems as if he was sleeping during his unpaid lunch hour, set an alarm and had recently switched from nights to days. And he admits to being on pain pills due to an accident.

I'm not sure I see what the big deal is.

FTA: "...and took batteries out of vehicles while supervising the department's auto pound."

Infernalist:uttertosh: Infernalist: From the article, it seems as if he was sleeping during his unpaid lunch hour, set an alarm and had recently switched from nights to days. And he admits to being on pain pills due to an accident.

I'm not sure I see what the big deal is.

And your experience is that cops always tell the 100% truth regarding their narcotic taking habits, because the cops are big softies at heart that like to hear sob stories, and there's no career to be defended by them in any way whatsoever?

There were times when I was working 16 hour days that I would take a quick nap in my office if I felt like I was going to fall over. My rationale was that I was salaried, so as long as I was working at least 8-10 hours a day (and met all deliverables), I wasn't cheating the system.

What we don't hear is how much per week he was working, whether he was routinely asked to pull multiple shifts, etc.